Paris: How to Check Your Quota

Open Putty to host abacus.bates.edu (using SSH, click dot in radio button)

Click Open

When prompted, enter your Bates username, and press ENTER

When prompted, enter your Bates password, and press ENTERNOTE: Your password will not be visible as you type it

At the bash 3.2$ or netapp/students/username prompt, type quota and press ENTER

You will see the following: quota 50k

The quickest and easiest way to make more room is to delete files from your account

If you are unable to delete enough files to make additional space, you can request a quota increase by contacting Help Desk Services (helpdesk@bates.edu). Please indicate the amount of space you will need for your project/thesis, etc. We will be glad to process the request for you.